GRE Word List
VISCID
having an adhesive quality : sticky
The meaning of the word viscid is having an adhesive quality : sticky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |